KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
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Derik Idol
“From that time on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near.’” (Matthew 4:17)
“The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.” (Matthew 13:44)
1. THERE ARE TWO KINGDOMS: The Kingdom of Heaven and the kingdom of the world.
A. The Kingdom of Heaven and the world are at odds.
John 18:36 – “My kingdom is not of this world, My kingdom is of another place”.
B. The Kingdom of Heaven and the world are opposites of one another.
The values are opposite:
Want to be first—be last. (Mark 9:35)
Want to be great—be servant. (Matt. 20:26)
Want to find your life—lose it. (Matt. 16:25)
Want to be exalted—be humbled. (Matt. 23:12)
“If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.” – Matt. 5:41
2. INSIDE THE KINGDOM OF THE WORLD IS THE KINGDOM OF ME
1 John 2, “the kingdom of the world and its desires WILL pass away.”
“The most miserable people in the world are half committed Christians. You’re just enough into Jesus that you are miserable in the world, and just enough into the world that your miserable in Jesus.” – JD Greear
HOW DO YOU GET ACCESS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN?
John 3:16-17 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
“From that time on Jesus began to Preach, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven has come near. Matt.4:17